Tom Holland thought Marvel was going to fire him after ‘Civil War’

• Tom Holland opened up about playing Spider-Man in the MCU in an interview with Variety.
• Holland was “convinced” that he was going to be fired after the filming of “Captain America: Civil War”.
• “I don’t know why. I can’t really explain it,” the actor said.
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Tom Holland says he had an irrational fear of being fired by Marvel after filming “Captain America: Civil War”.

“From the moment of filming ‘Civil War’ to filming ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’, I was convinced that they were going to fire me. I don’t know why,” Holland said in a conversation with Daniel Kaluuya. for Variety’s “Actors on the Actors Series”.

During the interview, Holland opened up about the grueling audition process he went through for the role of Spider-Man / Peter Parker in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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“It was seven months of audition,” the actor said. “I had to do six auditions, and they don’t tell you anything.

Eventually he did a screen test with Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man / Tony Stark) and a fight scene with Chris Evans (Captain America / Steve Rogers). After finding out he got the role, Holland spent about a week filming “Civil War,” which marked his first appearance in the MCU.

“I had finished the movie, ‘Civil War’ was not out yet, and I just didn’t hear anything from anyone,” Holland told Kaluuya, feeling worried about being fired.

“I was convinced for about a year that they were going to fire me,” he said. “I don’t know why. I can’t really explain it. It was horrible, but they didn’t – obviously.”

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Holland went on to star in “Homecoming,” his first standalone superhero film, in 2017. He received rave reviews for his performance as a teenage webslinger and reprized his role for the 2019 sequel titled “Spider- Man: far from home “.

He also starred in “Avengers: Infinity War” and “Avengers: Endgame”. Then, he will return as Spider-Man for a third standalone film.

“It was crazy, mate,” Holland told Kaluuya of his Marvel experience. “It was the craziest roller coaster, but I loved it. I loved every minute of it. It was amazing.